Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Deliverance of Israel 1 In that day the Lord will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent With His fierce and great and mighty sword [rescuing Israel from her enemy], Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon wholivesin the sea. 2 In that day [it will be said of the redeemed nation […]

Ephraim’s Captivity Predicted 1 Woe (judgment is coming) to [Samaria] the splendid crown of the drunkards ofEphraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the rich valley Of those who are overcome with wine! 2 Listen carefully, the Lord has a strong and mightyagent[the Assyrian]; Like a […]

Jerusalem Is Warned 1 Woe (judgment is coming) toAriel, to Ariel, the city where David [once] camped! Addyet another year; let the feasts run their course [but only one year more]. 2 Then I will harass Ariel, And she will be acity ofmourning and lamenting (crying out in grief) Yet she will be like anAriel […]

Judah Warned against Egyptian Alliance 1 “Woe (judgment is coming) to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who carry out a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance [by pouring out a libation], but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; 2 Who proceed down to Egypt Without consultingMe, To […]

Look Not to Egypt but to God 1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seekandconsult the […]

The Glorious Future 1 Behold, aKing will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. 2 Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry land, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parchedandweary land […]

The Judgment of God 1 Woe (judgment is coming) to you, O destroyer, You who were not destroyed, And he who is treacherous, whileothersdid not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you stop dealing treacherously,otherswill deal treacherously with you. 2 O Lord, be gracious […]

God’s Wrath against Nations 1 Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it. 2 For the Lordis angry at all the nations, AndHiswrath is against all their armies; He hasutterly doomed them, He […]

Zion’s Joyful Future 1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; The Arabah (desert) will shout in exultation and blossom Like theautumn crocus. 2 It will blossom abundantly And rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The majesty of [Mount] Carmel and [the plain] of Sharon. […]

Sennacherib Invades Judah 1 Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and conquered them. 2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh [his military commander] from Lachish [the Judean fortress commanding the road from Egypt] to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem […]